News Roundup: Murder Indictment For Former Dallas Cop After Shooting Black Man In His Own Apartment

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Faith Johnson, Dallas County District Attorney, announcing the indictment at a press conference on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018

A former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor in his own apartment in September will be tried for murder.

At the end of last week, a grand jury indicted 30-year-old Amber Guyger, who is white, for killing Botham Jean, a 26-year-old black man. Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson addressed the press Friday after the indictment was announced.

“We talked to over 300 witnesses and we did all kind of lab testing in preparation,” Johnson said. “We did a full complete presentation to the grand jury.”

Johnson discussed the indictment alongside Jean’s family, including his mother Allison Jean. Jean thanked the district attorney’s office for its work on the case.

“I look forward to the next step, which is a conviction of murder of Amber Guyger, and more so the proper penalty that will cause her to reflect on what she has done and the pain that she has caused,” Jean said.

District Attorney Johnson says it could be a year before Guyger’s criminal trial begins. The Jean family has also filed a civil lawsuit against Guyger and the City of Dallas.

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